After arranging the work at the front, Rowan wasted no time and hurried back to the Swarm's main base.
After taking the Mother Nest into account and carefully checking and comparing everything, he still couldn't find anything in the absorbed Red Ant genes that could make the Black Ants surrender.
This was terrible news, and Rowan was a little stunned.
The Red Ants hadn't conquered the Black Ants by showing off their genetic talents. Could it have been through sheer charisma?
"Are you kidding me?"
Whatever the reason, even if he couldn't figure it out, the outcome was already set.
Rowan didn't dwell on the matter for long. He set about designing a new Worker Ant template.
At first, he'd planned to add the Red Ants' stingers to the existing Worker Ant template. But it turned out the stingers were incompatible with the formic acid solution spray system.
Not only did they conflict at the tail, but the sacs that stored the stinger venom and formic acid solution also overlapped inside the body.
Since he couldn't have both, he would have to choose one. Rowan fell into thought.
Then a sudden idea struck him. Although the Red Ants were only half the size of the Black Ants, they specialized in fighting and did no production work. Judging by these traits, they were more like Soldier Ants. He'd been misled by their size all along. Looking at it from this perspective, the Red Ants were a species made up entirely of Soldier Ants.
"No wonder they're so fierce."
With that in mind, he used the Red Ant template as a base. First, he replaced their red pigment genes with black ones. His army needed a uniform appearance.
Then, in addition to the standard Acid-Resistant Armor, he added the Catapult Start, strength,